2007-02-26 00:29:32 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
I took my oldest's away when she was 1 year old (exactly). The youngest, took only a night time bottle from 1 yr to 15 months, then nothing.
2007-02-26 00:36:01 · answer #1 · answered by punkin_eater26 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was told six months but it took me until he was a year old to get him off the bottle. They say six months because of the bottle rot on the teeth.
Just replace one bottle feeding at a time with the sippy cup. Do it until they except the cup, let them do this for a week and then replace two feedings with it and so on.
Some children take longer, but the average time for a child to come off the bottle with help is a year old, but you need to start earlier so that he she will be a year old.
2007-02-26 03:20:17 · answer #2 · answered by trhwsh 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best age to stop bottle feeding is 1 year old. My son's doctor told me that it is best for him to be on a sippy cup after 1.
2007-02-27 00:01:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anna S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the earlier the better! the longer you wait, the harder it is on you. i say 1 is a great age, they dont have the verbal skills to make you feel bad. i waited to take the bottle away at 2 years old, and it was a disaster! so what i did was... pick a weekend when you have lots of activities planned, and dont give him/her a bottle all day long. by bedtime they will be so exhausted that they will only cry for a few minutes. once you make it through the first day its all up hill from there!!! best of luck:)
2007-02-26 03:01:22 · answer #4 · answered by jlsinpcb 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually the sooner the better.
My son started drinking from a sippie cup before 12 months. You can even start at 6 months. Sucking a bottle nipple for too long can do damage to the child's teeth and gums.
2007-02-26 00:45:41 · answer #5 · answered by Curious J. 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Intoduce the cup at ten months. At age 15 months only give the bottle at nap time, and at 18 months get rid of the bottles completely.
2007-02-26 04:54:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I gave my son a sippy cup around 11 months so he could get used to it. At 12 months I took away the bottle and switched him to regular milk. It really wasn't that bad. He was irritated about it for about a week. He immediatley started eating regular food and started sleeping all night. I think you should do it asap to get it over with.
2007-02-26 00:55:22 · answer #7 · answered by cinnycinda 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i purchased my son sippy cups for his first birthday and we made a wide deal out of them. I placed 2oz of water in a bottle and a chocolate milk filled sippy cup on the table and enable him decide. He carried that water round and held onto the empty bottle for an hour or so, yet then he tried the chocolate milk. he's not at all even regarded at yet another bottle. Playtex sippy cups are what worked nicely for us. they have a lengthy time period listed on the sippy programs so that you get the right flow, the picture of nipples on bottles.
2016-12-04 23:26:53 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should still introduce your child to a cup at about 6 months of age, but wait to fully wean your baby to a cup until he is at least 9 months old. If you stop breast-feeding after 9 months, you may be able to wean your baby directly to a cup.
2007-02-26 00:34:10 · answer #9 · answered by mama 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The docters will say 12 months old but I am a mother of three who says 14-16 months old should be when they use the sippy cup and throw away the bottle.
2007-02-26 00:33:55 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋